Dumping-wagon.



No. 811,719. PATENTBD FEB. 6, 1906- J. HEBERLNG.

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DUMPING-WAGON.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application tiled March 6, 1905. VSerial No. 248,378.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN HEBERLING, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Duin ing-Wagons, and I do hereby declare the folibwin tobe a Jfull, clear, and exact descri tion of t e same, reference beinghad to t ie accompanying drawings, forming a part of vthisspecification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention has for its object to provide an improved form ofdumping- Wagon comprising generally a wagon-box provided with movablebottom section or doors and having suitable mechanism for releasing andclosing the latter, which maybe controlled by the operator withoutleaving the seat of the wagon.

To these and other ends my invention consists in certain improvementsand combinations oi'` parts, all as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, the novel features being set forth in the claims at the endof the specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a dumping-wagonconstructed in accordance with my invention. 2 is a longitudnalsectional view on the line 2X 2X'of Fig. 1.

Fig.` 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3 3X of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isa similar view on the line 4X 4X of Fig. 2, and 5 is a centralcrossseotonal view taken on the line 5X 5X of Fig. 2.

Similar reference-numerals in the several iigures of the drawingsindicate similar parts.

The present illustration of a wagon, showing one embodiment of myinvention, comprises a box formed by the side pieces 1 and 2 and the endpieces 3 and 4, an beneath the lower edges of the sides and ends areremovable bottom sections or doors 5 and 6. The latter are pivotaliyconnected to the box by hin e members 7 journaled on pintles 8,projecting from the end boards 3 and 4, and which are provided withinwardly-extending flanges 9, projectin beneath the ends of the bottomsections or doors, said hinges also having corner-flanges 10, whichextend over and support the vertically-extending flanges l5, arranged onthe bottom-sections, and extending u wardly over the outer faces ofthesides 1 an 2 of the box to -close the joint which would otherwise beformed, thus making a tight box, in which ne material, such as sand orsemiliquid substances, such as laster or moist earth, mayu be transportewithout leaka e. The meeting edges of the doors are closer? by anoverlapping piece 16, attached to the door 5, which is in the form of ananglebar, having a downwardly-extending end 17 serving to strengthen theedge of the door. A similar bar 18 is also provided on the door 6. Eachsection or door 1s supported intermediate the hinge members byupwardly-extending arms 19, journaled on pins 20, supported in housings21, attached to the inner faces of the Sides 1 and 2, the latter beingslotted, as indicated at 22 in Fig. 5, to permit the outward movement ofthe arms when the doors are opened.

The o erating mechanism for opening and ciosing t e bottom section ordoors 5 and 6 is supported on the wagon-box and arranged eXteriorlythereof. It comprises a windingshaft 23, extending transversely of thewagon-box and supported in bearings 24, arranged in apertures providedin the forwardly-extendin ends 1*l and 2a of the side pieces. One en ofthe shaft projects laterally beyond one of the sides of the box andcarries a winding-drum in the form of a cone 25. A similar cone 25a isalso mounted on the shaft between the sides of the box, and adjacentthereto is a ratchet-Wheel 26, with which coperatesa pawl 27, ivoted onalever 28, having bfurcated en s straddling the ratchet-wheel andjournaled on the shaft supporting it. The teeth of the ratchet-wheel areso disposed that a movement of the operating-handle toward the front ofthe wagon, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, will rotate theoperating-shaft in a direction to wind up the connections to close themovable sections or doors.V When in the inoperative position, the leveror arm 28 rests against the proximate end of the box or othersuitably-arranged stop thereon, and to automatically disengage the pawl27 I provide thereon a rearwardl -extending end 30, which curves downwarly and engages the aforementioned stop, causing its opposite extremityto be revolved u Wardly to the position shown in Fig. 2 an automaticallydisengaged from the ratchet-wheel. The devices or connections foroperating the sections or doors are formed by a flexible chain or cable31, one end of which is connected to the drum 25, from which it extendsrearwardly along one side of the wagon-box to the rear corner thereof,where it passes over a guide-pulley or idler 32, supported thereon at anangle, as shown in Fig. 4. At the rear end oi the door 5 is an TOOoutwardly-extending projection formed by a pulley 33, and located on theend 4 of the box is a similar projection 34, said parts being duplicatedat the other end of the door and box, as indicated by 33a and 34a. Thechain or cable extends downwardly from the idler 32 beneath theprojection 33 and over the one 34, passing thence beneath the proximateedge of the door 6, on which it is loosely retained by eyes 35, itsextremit r passin u wardly over the pulley 34al an beneat tllfe one 33ELand attached to the drum 25a. B r this arrangement it will be seen thatI am enabled to employ a single winding-shaft and one chain or cable forclosing both ends of the sections or doors, which may adjust itself ifit becomes stretched or elon ated after continued and severe use, so tat both ends thereof will be bound equally and the ends of the doors 5and 6 may be tightly closed. By running the chain or cable beneath oneof the doors and around projections on the other door and on the box oneof said doors will always be closed in advance of the other, permittingthe joint between them to be covered by an overlapping piece, such asIhave shown.

The detent cooperating with the ratchetwheel for holding thewinding-shaft (indicated by 36) is ivoted below the ratchetwheel at thepoint 37 and is operated upwardly into engagement therewith by a spring40, and at its outer end is a small finger or projection 41. Looselyengaging the atter is an arm 42 of a bell-crank lever, the other end 43thereof being connected by a rod 44 with a foot-lever pivoted at 45 andhaving upwardly and downwardly extending ends 46 and 47 respectively,provided with laterally-extending foot-pieces 48. One of the arms isprovided with a projection adapted to engage notches 49 in a plate 50,mounted on the side piece end 1a for holding the foot-lever either inthe operative to disengage the detent 36 or the inoperative osition, 1nwhich itis released from the paw as will be understood. This is anadvantageous arrangement of the releasing mechanism, because jarring and'olting of the wagon does not tend to move t ern into engagement withthe detent to accidentally disenga e it, and it is not necessary todepend upon ocking the foot-lever by the projection thereon engaging theplate 50.

A dumping-wagon constructed in accordance with myinvention consists offew arts, which are simple, easily manufacture and are capable ofwithstanding the severe use to which devices of this nature aresubjected.

I claim as my invention* 1. In a dump-wagon, the combination with a box,a movable bottom door 4thereonand a Winding-shaft, extendingtransversely of the box at one end thereof, of rojections on the ends ofthe door and simi ar projections on each end of the box, a flexibleconnection attached at each of its ends to the shaft and passing firstbeneath the projection at one end of the door thence over the projectionon the adjacent end of the box, thence passing over the projection atthe other end of the box and beneath the other projection on the doorand means for operating the shaft.

2. In a dum -wagon, the combination wi th a box, movab e bottom doorsthereon and a winding-sliaft extending transversely of the box at oneend thereof, of projections on the ends of one of the doors and similarprojections on the ends of the box, a flexible connection having its endportions passing beneath said door projections and over those at eachend ol the box, the intermediate portion of said connection passingbeneath the other door and having its two extremities connected to thewinding-shaft and means for operating the latter.

3. In a dump-wagon, the combination with a box, movable bottom doorsthereon one of which is provided with end projections and awinding-shaft extending transversely of the box at one end thereof, ofprojections on each end of the box7 a chain extending beneath and overthe respective rejections at the end of the door and box wlich areadjacent the shaft, thence passing beneath the other door and over andunder the projections arranged respectively on the other end of the boxand door, the two extremities of the chain extending upwardly from thedoor pro'ections and being secured to the winding-sha t and means foroperating the latter.

4. n a dum -wagon, the combination with a box, a movable bottom thereonand a winding-shaft extending transversely thereof and having anendpprojectin beyond a side ofthe box, of projections on tie ends of thebox, a flexible connection having one end attached to the projectin endof the shaft and extending along one sie of the box, thence beneath thebottom and connected at its other exlEremity to the shaft between thesides of the 5. In a dum -wagon, the combination with a box, a movalilebottom thereon, a windingshaft extending transversely thereol at one endof the box and having an end projecting beyond one side thereof and aguide-pulley located at the other end of the box, of a fiexibleconnection attached at one end to the shaft between the box sides and atthe other end to the projecting end of the shaft and extendin beneaththe box and along the side thereo and passing over the gulde-pulleythereon.

6. In a dum -wagon, the combination with a box, a mova le bottomthereon, a windingshaft and a flexible connection between it and thebottom, of a ratchet-wheel on the shaft, a locking-pawl cooperatingtherewith, a lever pivoted on the box, connections between it and saidpawl for operating the latter in one IOO pewl operating onlY todisengage the pawl from the 1atebet-wheel when the ann ie moved in onedirection and means coperating with the 'ratchet-wheel for rotating theshaft.

S. In a dump-Wagon, the combination with e box having an end, e movablebottom for the box, e Winding-shaft extending transversely of the boxadjacent the end thereof and a flexible Connection between it and thebottoni, of e ratchet-Wheel on the shaft, e, pivoted operating-leverengaging the end of the Wagon-box to limit its movement in onedirection, a thrust-pawl on the lever copereting with the ratchet-Wheelwhen the lever is moved away from the end of the box, said pewl havingan end adapted to engage the end of the box to move it into inoperativepoeition when the movement of the lever is ereeted.

9. In a, dump-Wagon, the combination with e box! eon'iprising Sides andends, of movable botteni-seetions on the box, upwardly-extending iengeson the bottom-seetions embraeing the outer tenes of the bex sides andhinge members euppoiting the ends of the bottom-sections on the boxheving corner-pieces suppol'ting said flanges.

JOHN HEBERLING. Witneeses:

G. WILLARD Rien, RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH.

